Associations to the word «Investigation»

Wiktionary

INVESTIGATION, noun. The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.

Dictionary definition

INVESTIGATION, noun. An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal".
INVESTIGATION, noun. The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.

Wise words

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